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Why I Rise 2022

April 13, 2023
Why I Rise features an online spoken word and hip hop competition. Five individual winners receive a $1,000 cash award.
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Thanks. Giving. Gala

Each year, Get Lit celebrates its donors, poets, and media department with an annual gala that we create and produce together.
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April

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Why I Rise 2021

Why I Rise features an online spoken word and hip hop competition. Five individual winners receive a $1,000 cash award.
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September

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Get Lit at The Promenade!

Get Lit at The Promenade is a monthly showcase featuring poets, artists, and musicians at 3rd Street Promenade in Downtown, Santa Monica!
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October

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Get Lit at The Promenade!

Get Lit at The Promenade is a monthly showcase featuring poets, artists, and musicians at 3rd Street Promenade in Downtown, Santa Monica!
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October

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Virtual Open Mic

Join us in our monthly open mics for an evening of spoken word and music via Zoom!
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SUMMERTIME Screening at Universal City Walk

Get Lit - Words Ignite is hosting a free screening of the film, SUMMERTIME, at the Universal City Walk AMC, parking included.
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November

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Virtual Open Mic

Join us in our monthly open mics for an evening of spoken word and music via Zoom!
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Uni(verse) Launch Gala

Join our 1,000 Verses campaign by attending our Virtual Gala feat. JANE FONDA!
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December

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Virtual Open Mic

Join us in our monthly open mics for an evening of spoken word and music via Zoom!
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Poetic Convergence

The theme of the 2020 Convergence is “I am here for the people,” inspired by Jericho Brown’s poem “Say Thank You Say I’m Sorry.” 
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Our Words Collide at the SBIFF

Five Get Lit poets are highlighted in Our Words Collide, the new documentary premiering at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Saturday.
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Classic Slam

The Classic Slam is a three-day festival where young people from over 50 schools compete, performing both classic and response poems.
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Why I Rise 2022

Why I Rise features an online spoken word and hip hop competition. Five individual winners receive a $1,000 cash award.
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Mixtape Masterclass

Join us in our year-long workshop program that builds on your musical potential and self-produce your own mixtape!

Free Verse

A membership community for professionals seeking a creative outlet.

Get Lit Players

Learn with fellow artists! Travel! Get paid to write and perform!

Drop-in Class

Get Lit’s free weekly class is a place to explore poetry and build community.

Film & Screenwriting

Get Lit’s Film Department empowers young people, builds community, and promotes collaboration through filmmaking.

Summer Camp

This two week intensive explores spoken word as art form and activism, open to youth ages 13-20.

Emerging Writers Fellowship

Learn how to create your own chapbook and get your poems published!

Literati

Professional development and job training opportunity for Get Lit alumni!
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